Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effiler
Introduction to the verb effiler
The English translation of the French verb effiler is “to thin, to shred, to fray.” The infinitive form, effiler, is pronounced as “eh-fee-lay.”
Effiler comes from the Old French word “afilier” which means “to sharpen.” It is derived from the Latin word “affilare,” which has the same meaning.
In everyday French, effiler is most often used in the subjonctif passé tense to express a hypothetical or desired action that was not completed in the past. This tense is formed by using the subjunctive form of the auxiliary verb avoir or être and the past participle of effiler.
Here are three examples of its usage in the subjonctif passé tense with their English translations:
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Il faut que j’aie effilé les carottes. (I must have thinned the carrots.)
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Je doute qu’elle ait effilé le tissu correctement. (I doubt she has shredded the fabric correctly.)
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Nous aurions aimé que tu aies effilé les cheveux de la poupée. (We would have liked you to have frayed the doll’s hair.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of effiler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie effilé | Il faut que j’aie effilé. | I must have threaded. |
tu | aies effilé | Tu veux qu’on aies effilé. | You want us to have threaded. |
il | ait effilé | Il est possible qu’il ait effilé. | It’s possible he threaded. |
elle | ait effilé | Elle craint qu’elle ait effilé. | She fears she threaded. |
on | ait effilé | On veut qu’on ait effilé. | We want it to have been threaded. |
nous | ayons effilé | Je suis content que nous ayons effilé. | I’m glad we threaded. |
vous | ayez effilé | Il est important que vous ayez effilé. | It’s important that you threaded. |
ils | aient effilé | Ils doutent qu’ils aient effilé. | They doubt they threaded. |
elles | aient effilé | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient effilé. | They prefer they threaded. |
Other Conjugations for Effiler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb effiler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effiler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effiler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effiler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effiler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effiler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effiler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effiler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effiler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effiler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effiler (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effiler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effiler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effiler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effiler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effiler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effiler
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Effiler – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present tense
Future tense
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